Russia hopes to develop cooperation with UNESCO, the Foreign Ministry said
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Russia expresses hope for the development of cooperation with UNESCO, despite criticism of the organization for insufficient protection of the rights of journalists and hushing up crimes against them, said Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Alexander Alimov.
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Russia has previously criticized UNESCO for not paying enough attention to the safety of journalists and covering up cases of violence against them.
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Russia hopes to develop cooperation with UNESCO, despite the organization’s shortcomings in protecting the rights of journalists.
Alexander Alimov emphasized that cooperation should develop creatively and constructively.
The Russian Foreign Ministry previously pointed out UNESCO's hushing up of crimes against Russian journalists.
MOSCOW, October 10 - RIA Novosti. Russia hopes to develop cooperation with UNESCO, despite the organization’s obvious shortcomings in protecting the rights of journalists, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Alexander Alimov told RIA Novosti.
“There are a lot of areas for developing cooperation with UNESCO, and we are confident that it will develop, despite the difficulties, rough edges, despite the really obvious shortcomings of UNESCO and its secretariat on the issues of protecting the rights of journalists, murders of journalists, attacks on journalists,” Alimov told the agency.
Russia hopes that such cooperation will develop creatively and constructively, Alimov emphasized.
Open Questions
- What specific steps does Russia plan to take to improve cooperation with UNESCO?
- How does UNESCO respond to accusations of insufficient protection of journalists' rights?
